Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
82.9%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.3%
Canada
Median
35.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
431
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 82.9% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.3% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.1%, and the mean is 38.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 175.7%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 96.8%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 82.9% | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 2 | Benin | 82.1% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 80.4% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 78.0% | 2019 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 5 | Guatemala | 77.0% | 2015 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 6 | Lesotho | 75.9% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 75.9% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 74.8% | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 73.2% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.6% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 67.9% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Gambia | 60.4% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 57.7% | 2018 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 53.9% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 50.2% | 2022 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 50.1% | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 49.4% | 2019 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 41.9% | 2020 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Jordan | 38.9% | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 38.8% | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 37.9% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 32.4% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.4% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 21.7% | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 25 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 20.2% | 2014 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Nepal | 20.1% | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 18.4% | 2022 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 18.4% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 29 | Türkiye | 17.1% | 2022 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 17.0% | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 31 | China | 15.8% | 2020 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 15.6% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.2% | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 34 | Uruguay | 14.9% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 13.4% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 10.6% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 10.2% | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 38 | Peru | 9.6% | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 7.3% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 40 | United States of America | 4.6% | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 3.4% | 2022 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 0.3% | 2018 | down 96.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release